encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt 
en-
Examples of encampment in a Sentence
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Supreme Court to decide if ban on homeless encampments is 'cruel and unusual'
Speller then turned his medical van onto a side street lined with more tents and cars-turned-shelters.
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Angela Hart | Kff Health News, ABC News, 20 July 2024
Crews discovered a large fire in a homeless encampment underneath the overpass off of Hartford Avenue.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
Residents also argue the planned sweep would breach a settlement the city reached in 2018 that prevents disbanding encampments during a heat wave.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
The mayor’s program to combat homelessness did not report any new encampment operations this week.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
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Angela Hart | Kff Health News, ABC News, 20 July 2024
Crews discovered a large fire in a homeless encampment underneath the overpass off of Hartford Avenue.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
Residents also argue the planned sweep would breach a settlement the city reached in 2018 that prevents disbanding encampments during a heat wave.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
The mayor’s program to combat homelessness did not report any new encampment operations this week.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt
1
: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped
2
: the site of a camp
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